On the evening of Friday 27th October, I went to see Brocker and my favourite punk band, The Bleach Boys, at a pub in Baldock called the “Hen and Chickens”. I saw both the bands at a different venue in the town back in December last year (previous review available) and the pairing was so good that when the opportunity arose to see them again, I was right up for it.
With regards to the pub, I had never heard of it before – it’s a little, out of the way bar that I didn’t know was there - but fortunately I had my sister with me and she knew.
Unlike in December, I was at the venue in plenty of time to watch the whole of Brocker’s set. After the obligatory sound checking, the fellas got into their strides and played a good collection of tunes from their back catalogue. I didn’t grab a set list at the end so cannot report back what was played though some of my favourites like “One Man Mosh Pit” and “A Quiet One” were included.
When it was the turn of The Bleach Boys to entertain us, Matt (singer) mentioned that the gig was a warm up for the band’s upcoming trip to Berlin. At the end of the evening John Barnett, the bass player, suggested I should tag along. I’ll admit that I was more than half tempted too. Back in 2005, I did just that and had a good laugh with the guys.
Part way through the Bleach Boys set, John was clearly wincing in pain and massaging his left hand. Though he was obviously suffering, to his credit he carried on playing. When the show was over, I asked him what had been up. He reported that his fingers sometimes dislocate and he has to force them back into their joints. He’s rock hard that one, makes me wince just thinking about it!
Here’s the Bleach Boys’ set list:
At the end of the gig I bought the Bleach Boys album “We’ve got the Bomb” on CD … again. I originally purchased it in 2009, at an event at The George on Bucklesbury, Hitchin. I’ve still got it too. But eight years later, I bought another copy just to get a different artwork treatment for the back cover. That’s how much of a fan I am!
Having purchased the Brocker album “Out of Order” in December last year (it’s excellent by the way), I bought the latest single “Gimme Gimme Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Only two songs on it but both are good.
Since the gig, I have visited the band’s website to find out that the guys released their first, self-produced album called “My First Claudio”, it’s not available to buy via the site or on bandcamp so if you have a copy that I can listen to, let me know, I’d appreciate it.
To wrap, both the bands were on good form, the event had an almost party like atmosphere. There were lots of people that already knew each other and all in attendance were good natured and in good spirits. I had a good night out with my sis and am already looking forward to the next occasion.
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With regards to the pub, I had never heard of it before – it’s a little, out of the way bar that I didn’t know was there - but fortunately I had my sister with me and she knew.
Unlike in December, I was at the venue in plenty of time to watch the whole of Brocker’s set. After the obligatory sound checking, the fellas got into their strides and played a good collection of tunes from their back catalogue. I didn’t grab a set list at the end so cannot report back what was played though some of my favourites like “One Man Mosh Pit” and “A Quiet One” were included.
When it was the turn of The Bleach Boys to entertain us, Matt (singer) mentioned that the gig was a warm up for the band’s upcoming trip to Berlin. At the end of the evening John Barnett, the bass player, suggested I should tag along. I’ll admit that I was more than half tempted too. Back in 2005, I did just that and had a good laugh with the guys.
Part way through the Bleach Boys set, John was clearly wincing in pain and massaging his left hand. Though he was obviously suffering, to his credit he carried on playing. When the show was over, I asked him what had been up. He reported that his fingers sometimes dislocate and he has to force them back into their joints. He’s rock hard that one, makes me wince just thinking about it!
Here’s the Bleach Boys’ set list:
- Stealth Bomber
- Taking the ‘O’ out of country
- Pogo
- Nuclear War
- We hate you
- Kill all celebrities
- Wake up Wako
- Guantanamo Baby
- Deathlist
- Cardboard Cutouts
- Plastic Sex
- I married a lesbian sex commando
- The Bicycle Song
- All Over You
- Shithead
- Chloroform
- I don’t want to live your dream
- Weirdo
- No Moral Fibre
- Tapeworm
- Zombie
- Stocking Clad NDSB
- Slapper
- Psycho Semtex Sex
- We’ve got the bomb and we’re going to use it
At the end of the gig I bought the Bleach Boys album “We’ve got the Bomb” on CD … again. I originally purchased it in 2009, at an event at The George on Bucklesbury, Hitchin. I’ve still got it too. But eight years later, I bought another copy just to get a different artwork treatment for the back cover. That’s how much of a fan I am!
Having purchased the Brocker album “Out of Order” in December last year (it’s excellent by the way), I bought the latest single “Gimme Gimme Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Only two songs on it but both are good.
Since the gig, I have visited the band’s website to find out that the guys released their first, self-produced album called “My First Claudio”, it’s not available to buy via the site or on bandcamp so if you have a copy that I can listen to, let me know, I’d appreciate it.
To wrap, both the bands were on good form, the event had an almost party like atmosphere. There were lots of people that already knew each other and all in attendance were good natured and in good spirits. I had a good night out with my sis and am already looking forward to the next occasion.
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